CJTF-HOA Tanzania Country Engineer reviews Construction Work on Boma Dispensary Water Catchment Project

U.S. Navy Lt. Timothy Palik, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Tanzania country engineer, reviews construction work that has been completed on the Boma Dispensary water catchment project , , Tanga, Tanzania, Dec. 8 , 2014. The dispensary is receiving the installation of two 5,000-liter water tanks under the U.S. Africa Command Humanitarian Assistance Program, building partnerships one project at a time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie)

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